The following is from the United Nations Association-USA website (click here to read more)
The 8th Annual Global Classrooms® International Middle School Model UN Conference, sponsored by the United Nations Association of the United States of America's Global Classrooms program will be held on April 11-13, 2013. The conference features opening ceremonies at UN headquarters and committee sessions held at the Grand Hyatt hotel in midtown Manhattan.
As the only international Model UN conference designed specifically for students in grades 5-8, this year's conference will host over 1,500 participants from 14 U.S. states and nine countries. Committees and topics include Gender and Science, Biological Diversity, and the Question of Palestine. The GC International Middle School Model UN conference provides an authentic simulation of the UN in a highly professional setting and the chance for delegates to debate with hundreds of students from across the country and around the globe."
UNA-USA has partnered with students who represent over 170 colleges and universities worldwide, including:
American University
Boston University
City College of New York
College of William and Mary
Columbia University
Dartmouth College
Duke University
Facultad Libre de Derecho de Monterrey
George Washington University
Georgetown University
Hamline University
Harvard University
Howard University
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Komazawa University (Tokyo)
Kyung Hee University (Seoul)
Lebanese American University (Beirut)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
McGill University
Michigan State University
New York University
Peking University
Princeton University
Rice UniversityRutgers University
St. Louis University (Madrid)
Stanford University
Tecnológico de Monterrey
Universidad Anahuac (Mexico)
Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Universidad de Monterrey
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexíco
Universite de Montreal Law School
University of Bonn
University of British Columbia
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Chicago
University of Michigan
University of Miami
University of South Florida
University of Southern California
University of St. Andrews
University of Texas at Austin
University of Washington
Yale University